# Rapleng Village, Mawkynrew, East Khasi Hills (Meghalaya)

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Village · Mawkynrew, East Khasi Hills 

# Rapleng

Rapleng is a village in Mawkynrew sub-district of East Khasi Hills district, Meghalaya, PIN code **793015**. The 2011 Census counted **807 people in 150 households**, the 19th largest of 68 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 85.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 70.0%.

- 807people (2011)
- 150households
- 85.8%literacy
- 793015PIN code

## Rapleng PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Rapleng is 793015.** Rapleng falls in Mawkynrew sub-district, East Khasi Hills district, Meghalaya.

- PIN code793015
- Community development blockMawkynrew
- Census village code278439

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Rapleng from nearby towns?

- Mawkynrew (sub-district HQ)12 km by road
- Shillong (district HQ)35 km by road
- Shillong (nearest town)35 km by road

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What facilities are there in Rapleng?

11 services counted by the Census are inside Rapleng; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 3 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Jongksha
- ○Degree college10+ km · Shillong
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Shillong
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)24 h summer · 20 h winter

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## Homes and amenities in Rapleng

Of every 100 households in Rapleng in 2011, 68 had electricity, 57 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 38 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Rapleng · ■ Mawkynrew rural average

Electricity for lighting ****68%**

**54%

Toilet within the home ****57%**

**36%

No toilet (open defecation) ****43%**

**61%

Tap water ****62%**

**58%

Drinking water within premises ****7%**

**10%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**0%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**99%

Use banking services ****75%**

**42%

Television ****14%**

**8%

Mobile phone ****38%**

**26%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**0%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**2%

None of these assets ****60%**

**61%

Own their home ****87%**

**95%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Rapleng?

■ Rapleng · ■ Mawkynrew rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****85.8%**

**70.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1043**

**1017

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****927**

**999

Working population ****66.5%**

**49.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 82.1% for men and 89.3% for women. 66% of men and 67% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 306 (57%) · **■** Farm labourers 45 (8%) · **■** Other work 36 (7%) · **■** Marginal 150 (28%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Mawkynrew

- Jatah Lakadong907 people
- Dienglieng898 people
- Mawlein864 people
- Nohron832 people
- Mawkria805 people
- Laitdiengsai782 people
- Mawlali740 people
- Laitlum728 people

[All 71 villages in Mawkynrew](https://wherepedia.org/india/meghalaya/east-khasi-hills/mawkynrew/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Rapleng?793015
- How far is Rapleng from Shillong?35 km by road
- What is the population of Rapleng?807 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Rapleng in?East Khasi Hills district (Mawkynrew sub-district), Meghalaya
- What is the literacy rate of Rapleng?85.8% (Census 2011)